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SEP-04 -2002 02:17M FROM-PENN I NGTON AND LOTT +18039291078 T -3T9 P.008/008 F -403 <br />s <br />80 <br />. These comments have been prepared on behalf of Verizon Wireless by: <br />Gary C. Pennington, Esquire <br />PENNINGTON & LOTT. LLP <br />P.O. Box 2844 <br />1122 Lady Street, Suite 1010 <br />Columbia, South Carolina 29202 <br />803.929.1070 <br />803.929.1075 Fax <br />garypennington @penniawfirm.com <br />Verizon Wireless is the nation's leading provider of wireless communications. <br />The company has the largest nationwide wireless voice and data network <br />and approximately 30 million customers. Headquartered in Bedminster, NJ, <br />Verizon Wireless is a joint venture of Verizon Communications (NYSE:VZ) <br />and Vodafone . (NYSE and LSE: VOD). <br />FACTS -AT -A- GLANCE <br />• Wireless Phone Customers - More than 29.6 Million <br />• Employees - 40,000 <br />• U.S. Market Coverage - 49 of Top 50; 97 of Top 100 <br />• Company Stores and Kiosks - 1,220 <br />• Digital Network Technology - Code Division Multiple Access [CDMA] <br />• . Switching Centers - 140 <br />• Headquarters Bedminster, NJ <br />• Area Headquarters: <br />• Northeast - Morristown, NJ <br />• Midwest - Schaumburg, IL <br />• South -Alpharetta, GA <br />• West - Irvine, CA <br />